[Fraulein]

Is it okay to intentionally violate the oath of office -- to sign a bill, like CFR, that the President knew was unconstitutional -- simply because the end justified the means? Bush silenced the dems only at the cost of going on public record as having supported the legislation. There are lots of voters out there who read those headlines, without understanding the so-called 'strategy' behind it, and that may actually end up doing damage to Bush in the long run. At the very least I think that should be a worry.

[Lancey Howard]

You make a good point, but I disagree with your assessment of the intelligence level of the bulk of the ignorant chattering class. Bush believes that the upside of taking issues away from the scumbag Democrats (issues that the rats know will be happily exploited by their slobbering lapdogs in the liberal newsrooms) is greater than the downside of "offending" conservatives who are not smart enough to figure out the game.

I trust Bush's instincts, and with good reason - - he has won every time.